Albert Thurgood

Please provide some facts to back this up. I have had two recent dealings with USPS. In the first, they took 6 weeks to deliver a book from LA, it arrived just before the seller lodged an insurance claim. Here is my most recent experience with USPS, sending a parcel from San Francisco to Sarasota: February 17, 2021, 7:18 pm Departed SAN FRANCISCO CA DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 20 2021 In Transit to Next Facility February 21, 2021, 12:07 pm Arrived at USPS YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 21, 2021, 7:00 pm Departed YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 21, 2021, 8:12 pm Arrived at USPS SARASOTA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 22, 2021, 1:57 am Departed USPS SARASOTA FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 22, 2021, 10:16 am Arrived at USPS Facility SARASOTA, FL 34231February 23, 2021, 1:29 am Arrived at USPS YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 23, 2021, 4:24 am Departed USPS YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 23, 2021, 5:17 am Arrived at USPS SARASOTA, FL 34230February 23, 2021, 5:29 am Arrived at USPS SARASOTA, FL 34238February 23, 2021, 5:51 am Arrived at USPS SARASOTA, FL 34231February 23, 2021, 8:09 am Departed USPS SARASOTA, FL 34231February 23, 2021, 10:58 pm Arrived at USPS YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 24, 2021, 4:28 am Departed USPS YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTERFebruary 24, 2021, 5:50 am Arrived at USPS SARASOTA, FL 34231 They have had it at the destination city now FOUR times (at least - they logged it more than that) but they keep driving it in a 100+ mile loop around FL. So what will those "world's best postal workers" in Sarasota do next? February 24, 2021, 8:13 am Arrived at Post Office SARASOTA, FL 34231 Well that’s a good sign! It has never got as far as the Post Office there before... But wait: February 24, 2021, 9:42 am Departed USPS Facility SARASOTA, FL 34231 What? How did it get back there??? Please: Just don’t send it to Ybor again!!! February 25, 2021, 1:47 am Arrived at USPS Regional Destination Facility YBOR CITY FL DISTRIBUTION CENTER Where is the wallbash icon?

Agree it's not VF. 5.5 to 6.0

1.0 sadly

4.5

This is definitely underground. It was printed on a large sheet of paper that was then folded into four, but not cut. So to read it you have to open it out. It is so rare that it is not listed by MCS and in fact is even beyond the reach and ken of Google. Obviously the quality of the paper was not the best - though it was a match for their spelling.

7 to 7.5

6.5 Ansell Adams was famous for the depth of field in his shots. Luckily your books are flat enough not to need that. ;-)

5.5 From what we have seen elsewhere, CGC seems to deduct a point for a loose staple.

Very nice looking for a book that is nearly 70 years old. Notes for a 7.0 grade allow for "slight staple tears" so depending on what "slight" means, 6.5 to 7

3.5 aussi

The FC looks a 6 from what we can see. Frankly, I don't care what the BC looks like but if it's slabbed it will be the nicest looking sub-4 around.

Actually bagged GA books will fit in these boxes: https://www.archiveboxes.com.au/collections/comic-book-boxes/products/comic-book-storage-boxes-short These also have the advantage of being polypropylene and look much better than the standard cardboard boxes. This is an Australian supplier - no doubt they are also sold in US.

Like many have said, it depends on what he is interested in. Another suggestion for GA is a Frazetta cover - this is VG- and still available under $400 But if the idea is to get a slab with a number >9, then he wll have to consider other options.

PS How can that be a SA Key but not the other book where Cap is shown getting thawed out of the iceberg? You know the one, in Not Brand Echh! Classic line: Thor (introducing himself to CA): "I am mighty Thor!" CA (rubbing his head): "You and me both, lady!"

That presents very well for a 3.5!

7.5 NB When using a flash, remember this law of physics: the angle of incidence = the angle of reflection.

7 Even after all this time, I am still wondering: just how often DOES a Glamor Girl change her hair-do's?

6.5 And charge up your phone.

Thanks. Yes it is a store stamp that was applied smudgily. Edit: @Randall Ries thinks it's a subscription copy. So why it needed a store stamp as well is a mystery.

After all those nice arty covers above, here is the most provocative cover. It was risky even for the '70s. But funny! They were right about the warning...

What do you guys think? I have had it for 40+ years after the damage had already been done in its first few... Apologies for poor photo skills, but you can see the BC problems easily enough:

This is a bit more staid, but an EC nonetheless... The lead-off story was well researched, and drawn by Al Williamson

I'm with the 5.0 crowd.

6.0

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